6 For he clave to the Lord, and departed not from following him, but kept his commandments, which the Lord commanded Moses.
6 He held fast to the Lord and did not stop following him; he kept the commands the Lord had given Moses.
6 For he held fast to the Lord. He did not depart from following him, but kept the commandments that the Lord commanded Moses.
6 He held fast to God - never loosened his grip - and obeyed to the letter everything God had commanded Moses.
6 For he held fast to the Lord; he did not depart from following Him, but kept His commandments, which the Lord had commanded Moses.
6 He remained faithful to the Lord in everything, and he carefully obeyed all the commands the Lord had given Moses.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 2 Kings 18:6
Commentary on 2 Kings 18:1-8
(Read 2 Kings 18:1-8)
Hezekiah was a true son of David. Some others did that which was right, but not like David. Let us not suppose that when times and men are bad, they must needs grow worse and worse; that does not follow: after many bad kings, God raised one up like David himself. The brazen serpent had been carefully preserved, as a memorial of God's goodness to their fathers in the wilderness; but it was idle and wicked to burn incense to it. All helps to devotion, not warranted by the word of God, interrupt the exercise of faith; they always lead to superstition and other dangerous evils. Human nature perverts every thing of this kind. True faith needs not such aids; the word of God, daily thought upon and prayed over, is all the outward help we need.